TazreenaSajjad

a thing historians will marvel about when they study this era is the extent to which the "war is a thing that happens to poorer, browner people" class went about systematically dismantling every aspect of the global political order that confined the costs of war to poorer and browner people

The Kids Trump Sent to ICE’s Dilley Detention Center ProPublica went inside the immigrant detention center for families in Dilley, Texas. Children held there told us about the anguish of being ripped from their lives in the United States and the fear of...

www.propublica.org/article/life...

Detention Inc: A Private Industry of Immigrant Detention Centers How the Private Immigration Detention Industry Functions and Thrives in the US

The highly lucrative US private #immigration #detention industry - which is fast expanding - has a long history and has thrived under multiple administrations. Read my recently co-authored piece with recent SIS MA graduate Jack Spehn theimmigrationlab.org/blog/f/deten...

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN THE CROSSHAIRS FOR DEPORTATION By Tazreena Sajjad, PhD

Great explainer on how the current administration is recklessly and irrationally going after international students (by my wonderful colleague @tazreenasajjad.bsky.social)

Since this recording, there have further changes to US policies on #immigration. Still it is pertinent in its overview of US #immigration history, & impacts of the recent changes. www.american.edu/sis/big-worl...

I study refugees, and here are the facts on the history and impact of refugee resettlement in the US The US was a world leader in refugee resettlement. Trump stopped all that with one executive order. What does the end of refugee resettlement look like in practice?

This piece takes a quick look at the current suspension of the US #refugee #resettlement, #USRAP and its immediate impact and a look back in history in terms of its past suspensions and their consequences.
theconversation.com/i-study-refu...

#Deportations did not begin with the Trump admin. According to #MPI, the Biden admin was on pace to match the past Trump admin nos. Between 2021 - Feb 2024, there were 1.1 million deportations. The invisibility of expulsions & their current visibility is what needs scrutiny.

The lessons of the 1974 famine People did not talk about the famine because it was deemed acutely politically ‘sensitive’. Sheikh Hasina did not look kindly on the inglorious topic

en.prothomalo.com/opinion/op-e...

Sexual and Gender-based Violence in the Displacement Continuum: the Experiences of Ronhingya Women and Girls Author(s)

📢 For #16DaysOfActivism, Tazreena Sajjad delves into the sexual & gender-based violence faced by Rohingya women and girls at every stage of their displacement—from persecution in Myanmar to abuse in Bangladesh camps and dangerous land & maritime journeys:

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Thank you So much!

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writing with a request. The photo selected for the Rohingya women and girls piece was not taken by me but by Rohingya photographer Mainul Islam Zihan. I had noted this in my submission but right now the photo is being credited to me. May I request a correction asap?

Please note the photo that was selected for this piece was taken by Rohingya photographer Mainul Islam Zihan. The photo credit should be corrected.

Am very new here, escaping Twitter/X. Posts on areas of interest coming soon!